Left for dead when she was two, Kannon Jarratt has no idea of her real identity. Now, twenty years on, she discovers that her mother might be US Time Marshal, Victoria Dupree. Kannon travels to ancient Rome where Victoria is investigating the Hierophant, mysterious leader of the Isis cult. To find her mother, Kannon becomes a gladiatrix in the service of Domitia Crassus, the only person who knows the Hierophant, identity. Unfortunately, all paths are leading her to an epic battle to the death in the arena ...